Car-roof.



F. M. WHYTE.

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1,101,824. Patented June 30,1914` Wifnesscs: fawn/'orf UNITEDA STATES PATT fllFICi.

FREDERICK M. wnrrn, or TARRYTCWN, New YORK/Assrcuoa 'ro HUTCHINS CAR :enorme COMPANY, or rumori', Mrcnream .a Couroaa'rrorr or MICHIGAN Cannons.

Specification of Letters Fatent'.

Patenten aan@ se, rara,

Ap'pncation mea November' 15, 1913. seriai No. 801,282.

To all whom it may conf-ern Be 1t known that I, llnnonurcn lll. Tr-Irre, a .citizen ofthe United States of America,

residing at Tarrytown, in the county' of lVestchester 'and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CarfRoofs, of which thel following is a specification,- reference heing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

A A are the side platesof the car, which,4

as shown, are formed' of metallic angle bars. B are carlines connecting the side plates A` and A', and which are preferably Aformed `of channel bars h'avinga U or V section with laterally-extending" flanges C at their upper ends, attached to the sheetmay be vof any suitable Construction,

.which forms no part of the present invention.

I To support the running-board at the ridge of the roof I haveA provided brackets E, which. are' riveted, bolted or otherwise "secured to the roof sheet D in that portion thereofwhich is above the channel carline B, while the upper-end of saidbrackethas a laterally-extending flange F bolted or riveted toA the runningboard G. As the brackets E are secured to the roof sheet after the latter is attached to the carline,' it would be difficult to engage the bolts ol'rivets to secure this'bracket. I therefore cut away the metal of the carline adjacent. to the neutral axis at opposite the as to form an opening I through which the bolts .or rivets H may be inserted. The bolts maybe engaged either directly with the sheet D and lthe flangeof the bracket E, or, as shown 1n Fig. 2,- a reinforcing strip J may be arranged adjacent tothe sheet on the opposite sidefrom-the ange of the bracket E. Where bolts are employed roofing sheet of the channel 4carline secured ing means being engageable through lsaid channel, "a member secured to 'sai`cl sheet/inmetallic sheet' D, forming the' roof cover. This roofingV Acurlngl meansbracket E, so' f 'SUrPOrt-ing' 1 saisi. Y Pon Said Shetllitermediate the sides of said, 105

there is some danger that the water on the roof may leak through the bolt'hole's.l Itcannot, however, penetrate to the interior ofv the car, as theU-shaped section 'forms a drain trough for conveying thev waterto .the eaves. 'At the eaves'the carlines are secured to thev side plates 4A and A by bolts or rivets K5, and tov prevent leakage Aof the drainage water into thesebolt holes.

a boss L is formed surrounding-'the'bolt lhole, and whichwill 'shed the water drain-v ing through the trough. y

What I claim as my invent-ion is: i 1. In a car roof, the combination with a to said sheet and cut away vat its neutral axis to form an opening into the'cha'n'nel, and' a member secured 'tosaidsheet intermediate the sides of said channel,y the securaperture. i i '2.' In a car roof, the combination with a roofing sheet of a carlineofjchannel Section,

secured to said sheet and cut -`away in the neutral axis to form a lateral entrance to the termediate the sides of said'channel, and se.- curing means 'engageable with-"said member andsheet through the opening in said-channel. vj 3. vIn a' car roof', the combination with" a roofing sheet of a carline of channel cross section, 'secured 'to said sheetv .and cut awayl in the neutral aXis'.j.t o form a lateral opening into the channel, a running-board, a bracketfor su'pportingrsaid'running board, and se-l for said bracket engageablel with' said sheet intermediate theiianges of said carline, :the cut-away portion of said carlinef'providi-'ngaccess -to said 'securing means x In a carroof, the combination with a roofing sheet of a carline of chann'elsection having laterally-',exte'nding-- -flanges secured to. said roofing' sheet, a portion ofsaid car. 100 line opposite the ridge`being cut away' at the neutral axi ytoform alateral opening into said channe l ,"a; running-board, a bracketfor runningboard, bearing. l

channel', and securing means for saidbracket to said' sheet accessible through the aperture -in said carlin'e.=v

5, V In a carroof, the .combination-with thel iside plates of the car, ofra carlme of channel [in section extending aciose the can' poi'tion of the metal of the eariiiie -iii the neutral axisv and opposite the ridge beiner cut, away ioicim a lateral opening into the channel,

'a roofing sheet above said carline arid se- Gered thereto, ,5 1 running-board, a bracket for su ortiiiosaid 'runnin #board 'seeine 7 ing devices for said. bracket to Said sheet in-v lei'aly progecting ilaiigeeY at its Dipper ends in presence of 'ifioeeea secured 1:0

the'neiitiaiy axis to form a ylateialyopening therein, a runningboaid,'a bracket for supporting said running-board, bearing upon` vsaid sheet interiiied-iate'the sides of'said channel, securing devices for said bracket acceseioie thirough thelateial opening in said channel, cai1 side plates, and Securing devices foi? said earline to said Sidepi'ates engaging iaised bosses in said cailine, 'to shed the drainage Water passing through the channel. in testimony whereof I aiiix 'my signature tWo'Wit-nesses. FREDERCK M. VHYTE. Witnesses c Davie TV. HAWKSWORTP NBL J. BELKNAP. 

